The MataBlog is edited by Matador Records’ co-moaner Gerard Cosloy and individual entries are the work of whoever’s name is next to them. If you enjoyed something in the MataBlog, thank you very much! If there was something you found particularly troubling, please be advised that a) maybe you should read it again and b) the contents of this blog do not necessarily represent the opinions of Matador Records, Beggars Group, the combined staff of either company, nor the Matador artist roster. Opinions are like friends — hardly anyone has one worth listening to.

Of their live show, the Los Angeles Times said, "They alternate moments of grandeur with explosions of fury, with all three members occasionally breaking from a swelling guitar crescendo to put the music on militaristic alert by simultaneously pounding away at the single drum that stands at the front of the stage…singer Rachel Davies works the stage as something of a possessed force. Rarely without a pair of drumsticks in her hands, she is ready to strike, regardless of what is or isn't in her way."

Hear & download the "Deathwaltz" MP3 HERE, and watch the remarkable video for "Despair" below. (Esben have a fantastic videography, check out THIS, THIS, THIS, and THIS too.)

WINE UPDATE! Despite initially pitching AC/DC : The Wine as a limited offering, booze peddler Vinport STILL has many bottles in stock and ready for your wine cellar. Described in this space last February by one of our more experienced wine critics as an experience not unlike "Malcom Young spitting in your mouth", I remain hopeful this exercise in branding / living the high life is just a precursor to a product Matador can thoroughly endorse. Something like, say, Stu Spasm : The Smokeless Tobacco.

images culled from Laithwaites, who promise the AC/DC 'Hells Bells' Sauvignon Blanc, "is everything you'd expect - a deft combination of power and finesse and giving you oodles of vibrant, grassy tropical fruit. It's a dazzling apéritif, guaranteed to awaken your taste buds. Also a good match for fish and chips or mildly spicy Asian dishes." So it's exactly like having Malcom Young spit in your mouth, then.

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The MataBlog is edited by Matador Records’ co-moaner Gerard Cosloy and individual entries are the work of whoever’s name is next to them. If you enjoyed something in the MataBlog, thank you very much! If there was something you found particularly troubling, please be advised that a) maybe you should read it again and b) the contents of this blog do not necessarily represent the opinions of Matador Records, Beggars Group, the combined staff of either company, nor the Matador artist roster. Opinions are like friends — hardly anyone has one worth listening to.